Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 324 Death Eaters, Fans
For the next week, Siren stayed in Diagon Alley and didn't go anywhere else, which allowed him to get a good rest for a few days.

The day before school started, the Weasleys and Harry and his friends came to Diagon Alley to buy things and specifically came to find him to go with them.

Although Siren had already bought everything, he didn't refuse to accompany the group on another trip. Since they were free anyway, they could also take the opportunity to find out some inside information about the Ministry of Magic.

According to Fred and George, their father has been extremely busy these past few days, with owls delivering howling letters to the Ministry of Magic almost every day.

This is a special kind of letter; when someone opens it, the letter will shout out the sender's words at a deafening volume.

It would be worse if it weren't opened. Once it leaves the owl's claws, the roaring letter will explode in a short time, not only letting out the contents of the letter but also making a louder noise.

“Dad has been working overtime for days,” Fred said. “That idiot Percy is still complaining that he shouldn’t have said those things on the day of the game.”

“That idiot doesn’t think that as long as Dad doesn’t say a word, that old woman Rita Skeeter can’t do anything to him, does he?” George seemed quite angry with Percy, and slammed a book on the counter.

Upon further inquiry, Siron learned that Mr. Weasley had happened to run into Rita Skeeter when he was helping out that day.

His status as a Ministry of Magic employee immediately made him a target, and his words were embellished and twisted into another meaning before being published in the Daily Prophet.

Mr. Weasley was also extremely busy as a result, as half of those shouting letters were directed at him.

"What about those Death Eaters who were captured? How are they doing?" Siron asked, as this was what he was most curious about.

“Don’t even mention it.” Fred’s face darkened, and he said irritably, “They don’t admit they’re Death Eaters.”

"what?"

“That’s it.” Fred sighed and said, “Dad said they claimed to be Bulgarian fans and were just angry because they lost the game, so they wanted to cause trouble.”

“But isn’t that outfit a typical Death Eater outfit?” Siron raised an eyebrow. “How do you explain that?”

“It’s a coincidence,” George said. “After all, black hoods and masks aren’t uncommon in the wizarding world. Dad said the Ministry of Magic can’t just assume they’re Death Eaters based on that alone.”

“The Auror used a flashback spell to check their wands…”

"There is only black magic, not unforgivable curses..."

"So how was it finally resolved?" Xiren continued to ask.

“Creating panic and attacking Muggles,” Fred said. “Although he’ll be sent to Azkaban, he’ll be out soon.”

"And my dad said that some of them insisted that they did not participate in the attack on the Roberts family."

“Crabbe and Gore?” Siren asked. “They must be there.”

“You guessed right.” Fred curled his lip and said sarcastically, “And Malfoy donated a large sum of gold to the ministry a few days ago, and Fudge’s attitude changed immediately.”

“Well, I knew it,” Siren said.

He had already guessed it.

Those Death Eaters managed to escape punishment more than a decade ago, so how could they possibly be exposed just because of a demonstration?
Furthermore, the fact that they did not use the Unforgivable Curse suggests that they were prepared in advance.

Of course, this matter won't be easily resolved.

Launching an attack in front of wizards from other countries during the Quidditch World Cup is not something that can be easily resolved, especially since the Ministry of Magic is counting on them to salvage their international image.

This is evident in Lucius Malfoy's case; he spent a fortune, only to have Crabbe and Goyle clear themselves of a charge of assaulting a Muggle, rather than have their charges dropped outright. "I really want to see those two big guys' expressions right now," Ron couldn't help but say. "They did it together, but Malfoy's dad ran off alone. Do you think they'll stay with Malfoy?"

“They might beat Malfoy up,” Harry said with a chuckle.

“I hope they punched him in the face,” Ron said, unable to suppress a laugh. “I’ve long been fed up with Malfoy’s arrogant attitude.”

……

The group strolled around Diagon Alley. They didn't need to buy much this year. Besides the "Standard Spells, Level 4," they also bought some quill pens, ink, parchment, and various herbs and other consumables.

Harry even had his school uniform robe altered at Madam Malkin's Robes Shop because of his height.

Mrs. Weasley then invited Shiren to the Burrow for lunch, which Shiren accepted, and they used the FlooNet to get there together.

Practice makes perfect. This time, he was quite familiar with the humble abode, and even the goblins in the garden seemed to be the same ones from last time.

It seems the Weasleys still haven't been able to completely harden their hearts and get rid of these little troubles.

Mr. Weasley did not return during the meal.

Xilun noticed an old-fashioned clock hanging on the kitchen wall, but instead of normal time numbers, it displayed various states, such as at home, at school, at work, and so on.

In addition, there are nine pointers of different lengths, corresponding to the nine members of the Weasley family.

The pointer representing Mr. Weasley has been stuck in the "working" position since just now.

It seems Fred was right; he has indeed been extremely busy these past few days.

After lunch, the group had another special Quidditch match.

Each of them used a magic wand to control a wooden stick in order to snatch the "Quirkball" in the air, which was a rubber ball about the size of a fist.

Whoever can hit the rubber ball into the attic window without it touching the ground will earn a point. The person with the highest score at the end wins and the prize is a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.

In this match, Harry's exceptional Quidditch talent proved useless, and he was eliminated from the game just ten minutes later, finishing second to last.

Ron came in last; his stick only flew in the air for five minutes before falling down without even touching the ball.

Hermione's stick flew for a long time, but she couldn't hit the ball, or rather, she couldn't keep up with the others' pace.

Half an hour later, Celen seized on a mistake by Bill and shot the ball into the attic window at a tricky angle, breaking the deadlock.

"Seven points... Xiren wins!" Fred shouted excitedly.

Seeing Bill lose the game made him even happier than if he had won it himself.

And Xilun, as the victor, took the bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.

Although the first one he received tasted like a rotten tomato, as long as he didn't show it, it would appear to others as strawberry.

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(End of this chapter)